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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? Less than 100 Hz per hour drift after 10 minute warm up Better than +10 p.p.m. from 0 - 40 °C after 15 min. warm up
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 80-10m 25.615-32.990 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N SSB: 0.25 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
AM: 1.0 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
FM: 0.3 µV at 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB: 4.2 kHz (-6 dB) / 8.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM / FM: 6.0 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 2.1 kHz 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >50 dB ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W 2 watts minimum at 10% THD with an 8 ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 80-10m 25.615-32.990 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output 50 W 100 W (80-15m), 80 W (10m) AM: 45 W PEP, SSB/FM: 40 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 12 - 13.8 V DC, negative ground
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? 7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Korea Between 1970 and 1975 Between 2004 and 200x in China
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
195 × 60 × 290 mm
(7.68 × 2.36 × 11.42 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 320 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Digital frequency readout
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT
Speech processor
VOX
100 kHz crystal calibrator
Triple Action Level Control
VOX
PTT
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000005S HEATHKIT-SB-000102 MAGNUM-S-000009